Wilman
Wilman is a surname and occasional given name. A variant is Wilmans; further variants are Wilmann and Wilmanns, not covered here. Notable people named Wilman and Wilmans include:
Meaning & Origin of Wilman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilman is a surname and occasional given name. A variant is Wilmans; further variants are Wilmann and Wilmanns, not covered here. Notable people named Wilman and Wilmans include:
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The Story of Wilman
Wilman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 10 Wilmans were born — ranking #2,765 that year. As of 2026, Wilman ranks #8,250 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 230 Wilmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wilman
Wilman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 230 births in the dataset. Wilman's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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